EditorialTextile fragment, probably part of a garment, 1300s - 1400s. Egypt, Mamluke period, 1300s-1400s. Double cloth weave; silk; overall: 21 x 17.1 cm (8 1/4 x 6 3/4 in.).
EditorialTHE TOMBS OF THE MAMELUKES, THE OLD RULERS OF EGYPT, MASSACRED BY MOHAMMED ALI IN 1811. Mamluk, mamlouk, mamluq, mamluke, mameluk, mameluke, mamaluke or marmeluke: is a military caste in medieval Egypt, composed of non-Arab origin people, mainly of Kip...